Honda Motor Expresses Concerns
About Relying on Firestone Tires

RAYMOND, Ohio -- A top executive of Honda Motor Co. said the company is "extremely worried about the Firestone brand's overall reputation because of" a massive recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires.

Hirohide Ikeno, president of Honda R&D Americas Inc., the Honda arm responsible for developing products for the U.S. market, said the company is monitoring the situation at Firestone to determine whether it will continue to...